Method of making a plastic coin and bill purse



L. RUDAVSKY Jan. 18, 1955 METHOD OF MAKING A PLASTIC COIN AND BILL PURSE Filed June 17, 1953 Ihwcntor L EIO R U DAVS KY I [hi "I lllllllllll Hll l llllllllllllll Gttorneg United States Patent METHOD OF MAKING A PLASTIC COIN AND BILL PURSE Leo Rudavsky, St. Paul, Minn, assignor to Brown & Bigelow, St. Paul, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Application June 17, 1953, Serial No. 362,298

3 Claims. (Cl. 154-118) This invention relates to a coin and bill purse, which is adapted to be formed of plastic material such as polyethylene Vinylite or a similar material which is transparent, translucent and of a clear transparent color or formed of colored material, yet having a transparent or translucent character. 1,.

A feature of my coin and bill purse resides in the simplicity of construction and the easy manner in which the same may be made, being formed namely of three parts.

It is also a feature to provide a stitchless coin and bill purse and wherein the, parts forming the same are adapted to be sealed together by heat, which causes the respective parts to be integrally attached, thereby forming a complete purse with a minimum amount of operations in the manufacture of same.

It is a feature to provide a coin purse wherein coins of different denominations may be supported in a manner so that the coins may be readily removed when desired. A series of coin receiving channels are formed on one side or both sides of the purse, which are adapted to support the coins so that they may be clearly visible and easily removed from the coin channel when desired. The coins are adapted to be held in their respective channels by friction.

The purse is formed with a. separate compartment in which paper money bills may be supported, which may be visible through the walls of the purse owing to the transparent or translucent nature of the same.

A primary feature of my invention resides in forming a coin and bill purse from three parts. One of said parts is adapted to provide the front of the channel compartment of the purse. The second part is adapted to form the back of the channel compartment of the purse and to also provide one wall of the bill compartment of the purse. The third member of my purse is adapted to form the back wall thereof, and this member is formed with a closing flap which is adapted to extend over the front of the coin channels portion of the purse. A snap fastener is provided for the closing flap, which is adapted to hold the closing flap over the open end of the coin channels and the opening of the bill compartment of the purse, thereby performing the dual function of closing the bill compartment as well as the coin channels of the urse. p The invention also includes the method of making a coin purse with a paper bill compartment, which compartment may also be used for loose change, if desired. The method consists in forming a sheet of plastic material with a series of open slots formed therein; then placing the plastic member with the slots upon a plastic sheet, having virtually the same area as the slotted sheet, and by heat-sealing perpendicularly between the slotted openings of the first sheet and along the bottom horizontally of the lower end of the slots. The first and second sheets are integrally sealed together. The next step consists in placing the first two sheets, which have been sealed together, on a third sheet of plastic material, having virtually the same areal dimension as the first two sheets, excepting being formed with an integral closing flap which projects along one edge thereof; then applying a heat-sealing means along the horizontal bottom of all of the sheets and up the sides thereof, which integrally secures all of the sheets together, thus forming a paper money pocket or loose coin purse, while the slotted front sheet is adapted to form channels for coins which are frictionally held in the channels when placed ice of the coin channels and top of the bill compartment, 3

thus closing the purse with the one flap.

It will, therefore, be apparent that my purse is of simple construction, may be easily formed invirtually two operations; first, by sealing theslotted front sheet to an mtermediate sheet of plastic, then by heat-sealing the horizontal lower edge and the sides of all of the sheets together, to integrally secure the sheets together, and m this simple manner I formed a coin purse which is also provided with a bill compartment and a closure flap which is adapted to provide a convenient means of carrying bills, loose coins and coins carried in respective channels running vertically along one side of the purse.

In the drawing formingpart of this specification:

Figure l is a perspective view of my coin purse with the closing flap opened.

Figure 2 is a front view of the coin purse with the flap folded down in closedposition and held by a snap lock, the flap closing the bill compartment as well as the opened ends of the coin channels.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure -1.

Figure 4 is a phantom view of the respective plastic sheet members which make up the purse when the same are heat-sealed together.

Figure 5 illustrates in perspective, a coin channel sheet and the intermediate sheet of plastic, which ordinarily formed the front of the purse heat-sealed together along vertical points and horizontally along the bottom adjacent the lower end of the coin channel.

The coin purse A is adapted to be made of three sheets of plastic material; namely, the front slotted channel sheet 10, the intermediate wall sheet 11, the back wall sheet 12, which has an integrally extending closing flap portion 13.

The front sheet 10 is formed with a series of open slots 14, 15 and 16. The slots 14, 15 and 16 are open at the top and terminate short of the bottom edge 17. The male portion 13 of a snap fastener is secured in the proper position to the front member 10, as indicated in Figure 4.

The method of forming my purse A consists primarily in providing the three plastic sheets 10, 11 and 12, which may be of the desired thickness and formed of Vinylite polyethylene or other similar plastic material, which may be heat-sealed together in carrying out the method.

The first step of my method resides in heat-sealing the sheet 10 to the sheet 11 by applying a suitable heatsealing die, which presses the sheet 10 and 11 together along the vertical lines 19 and the horizontal line 20, which extends across the bottom and of the approximate width of the sheets 10 and 11. After the sheets 10 and 11 have been sealed together, as indicated in Figure 5, and they are integrally connected along the lines 19 and 20, the sheets 10 and 11 are laid upon the front of the sheet 12 as a unit; then by a suitable heatsealing die they are sealed to the sheet 12 along the vertical lines 21 and the horizontal line 22. The sealing lines 21 and 22 extend close to the side edges 23 and the bottom edge 24 of the purse A.

A female snap fastener portion 25 is attached to the cover flap 13 so that when the cover flap is folded down in the position illustrated in Figure 2, the female snap r fastener portion will come in direct contact with the male snap fastener member 18 and the flap 13 is locked in close position extending over the opening 26 leading to the billfold compartment 27 of the purse A and also closing the open upper ends 28 of the respective coin channels formed on the front of the purse A.

It will, therefore, be apparent that I form a bill compartment purse with a series of coin channels for carrying different coins and with a single closing flap 13. The vertical openings 14, 15 and 16 in the front member 10 permits the coins to be readily engaged and, removed from their respective channels when the flap 13 is open. Further, a primary feature in my purse resides in supporting the coins in the channels so that the same are clearly visible. It is obvious that the channels for the coins may be made for such coins as pennies, dimes, nickels, quarters and even half-dollars, if desired. The

coin channels may also be used for street car and bus tokens or other similar articles which it is desirable to keep in a handy position in the purse so that the user thereof can readily select the coin or the bill in the compartment 27,, when desired.

It is also apparent that heat-scalable material,- such as polyethylene, may be used in different colors, or such material as Vinylite may be used, which may be in various colors and which may be secured together at the various points indicated heretofore to unite the sheets in a simple and inexpensive manner, thereby providing a desirable means of carrying money in the form of bills, loose change or coins held in respective adjacent channels ready for use and so that they can be quickly removed from the channels.

I claim:

1. The method of making a coin and bill purse consisting in providing a plastic back wall having a closure flap projecting therefrom, a plastic intermediate wall and a front slotted wall, first sealing the slotted wall to the intermediate wall between the slots formed in the front wall to form coin slots, then securing the front and intermediate walls to the back wall by heat-sealing. the same along the bottom and side edges thereof to form a purse pocket, the free edge of the closure flap being secured to a portion of the front wall by means of a snap fastener to close the coin slots and the purse pocket.

2. The method of making a coin and bill purse consisting in providing three sheets of plastic material; one forming the back wall, one formingthe intermediate wall and one forming the front wall, then cutting slots in the front wall, then securing the front wall and intermediate wall together between the slots in the front wall,

then placing the joined together front and intermediate walls on the back wall and marginally sealing all of the walls together by a heat-sealing die, the back wall having an extension formed thereon to provide a closure flap for the coin purse.

3. The method of forming a coin and paper-bill-sup porting purse consisting in forming flexible sheets of plastic into the desired shape for the purse, one of said sheets constituting a rear wall and formed with a closure flap projecting therefrom, one or said sheets forming an intermediate wall for the purse and another of said sheets forming a front wall with open p'ar'allel slots therein, then heat-sealing the intermediate wall to the front wall formed with the parallel open slots along parallel lines between the open slots, then placing the intermediate wall and the slotted wall on the rear wall sheet and heatsealing the rear wall sheet, intermediate wall sheet and front wall sheet together along the vertical side edges and across the bottom thereof thereby forming token channels between the intermediate Wall and the frontwall and a pocket for bills and change between the intermediate wall and the rear wall.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

1. THE METHOD OF MAKING A COIN AND BILL PURSE CONSISTING IN PROVIDING A PLASTIC BACK WALL HAVING A CLOSURE FLAP PROJECTING THEREFROM, A PLASTIC INTERMEDIATE WALL AND A FRONT SLOTTED WALL, FIRST SEALING THE SLOTTED WALL TO THE INTERMEDIATE WALL BETWEEN THE SLOTS FORMED IN THE FRONT WALL TO FORM COIN SLOTS, THEN SECURING THE FRONT AND INTERMEDIATE WALLS TO THE BACK WALL BY HEAT-SEALING THE SAME ALONG THE BOTTOM AND SIDE EDGES THEREOF TO FORM A PURSE POCKET, THE FREE EDGE OF THE CLOSURE FLAP BEING SECURED TO A PORTION OF THE FRONT WALL BY MEANS OF A SNAP FASTENER TO CLOSE THE COIN SLOTS AND THE PURSE POCKET. 